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Investing in Neotropical Migrants 



1992 Grants 



American Ornithologists* Union, PA 



Birds of North America - II 



Compile and publish modem and comprehen- 

 sive biographies of North America's breeding 

 birds for use by individuals and national con- 

 servation organizations. 



NFWF Grant of $40,000 matched by $50,000 in 

 outside funds. 



Colorado Bird Observatory, CO 



Western Songbird Conservation Network 



Produce a booklet on the habitat (e.g.. parks) 

 and management of Neotropical migrant bird 

 populations m western Mexico that spend 

 spring and summer in the western United 

 States. 



NFWF Gram of $12,000 matched by S24.000 in 

 outside funds 



Cornell University, NY 



Neotropical Migrants in New York 



Create a handbook, videotape, and series of 

 training workshops to educate land-use plan- 

 ners and decision-makers on integrating mi- 

 gratory- bird concerns into habitat management 

 programs. 



NFWF Grant of $25,000 matched by $50,000 in 

 outside funds 



Cornell University, NY 



Tanagers and Forest Fragments 



Establish a volunteer program to determine the 

 effects of forest fragmentation on four species 

 of tanagers that breed in the United States. 



NFWF Grant of $45,000 matched by $65,000 in 

 outside funds. 



Friends of Connie Hagar, Inc., CA 



Connie Hagar Acqimition 



Acquire conservationist Connie Hagar's home- 

 stead on the bird-rich Texas Gulf Coast to 

 establish a demonstration model for bird habi- 

 tat restoration and a site for education and 

 research on migratory birds. 



NFWF Grant of $50,000 matched by $150.(K)0 

 in outside funds. 



George Mlksch Sutton Avian Research, OK 



Prairie Bird Population Study 



Initiate a five-year study on factors contributing 

 to widespread decline of prairie birds (resi- 

 dents, temperate zone migrants, and Neotropi- 

 cal migrants). 



NFWF Grant of $200,000 matched by $300,000 

 in outside funds. 



Georgia Southern University, GA 



Georgia Fugle'Raptor Education 



Establish a raptor rehabilitation and breeding 

 center, as well as an educational program 

 focusing on birds of prey. 



NFWF Grant of $32,000 matched by $65,980 in 

 ouLside funds. 



Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association, PA 



Forest Fragmentation w Penyisylvania 



Evaluate the effects of forest fragmentation and 

 isolation on Neotropical migratory birds in 

 eastern Pennsylvania. 



NFWF Grant of $7,800 matched by $7,800 in 

 outside funds. 



Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association, PA 



Raptor Migration i>i Mexico 



Develop educational programs about raptors' 

 spring and fall migrations through Veracruz. 

 Mexico, and pursue research on habitat needs 

 during migration. 



NFWF Grant of $22,504 matched by $22,504 in 

 outside funds, 



Houston Audubon Society, TX 



High Island Acquisition 



Expand High Island, Texas's most visited bird 

 sanctuary, and facilitate the regeneration of 

 degraded habitat. 



NFWF Grant of $60,000 matched by $60,000 in 

 outside funds. 



Idaho Game and Fish Department, ID 



Idaho Migrant Bird Leaflet 



Produce a 16-page color leaflet on the distribu- 

 tion and habitat preferences of Neotropical 

 migratory birds in Idaho, for publication in 

 Idaho Wildlifednd reprinting for distnbution to 

 schools. 



NFWF Grant of $4,000 matched by $4,000 in 

 outside funds. 



Illinois Natural History Survey, IL 



Migratory Birds and Forest Management - 1 



Assess impacts of logging, tract size, and 

 "edges" (the borders between forest and open 

 land) on the nesting success of Neotropical 

 migrants in fragmented Illinois forests. 



NFWF Grant of $25,000 matched by $25,000 in 

 outside funds, 



Indiana University, IN 



Migrant Bird Breeding Factors 



Research to determine how successfully Neo- 

 tropical birds breed in various Indiana forests 

 under different management schemes. 



NFUT Grant of $37,000 matched by $37,000 in 

 outside funds. 



Institute for Bird Populations, CA 



Bird Monitoring on the Potomac 



Monitor the trends in breeding-bird popula- 

 tions on three U.S. Navy bases along the 

 Potomac River in Virginia and Maryland. 



NFWF facilitated a $20,000 contribution to the 

 projea. 



Long Point Bird Observatory, Canada 



long Point Migrant Bird Study 



Establish research, monitoring, and educa- 

 tional programs focusing on Neotropical mi- 

 grants in the West Indies. 



NF^T Gram of $14,263 matched by $14,263 m 

 outside funds 



Manomet Bird Observatory, MA 



Belize Forest Management 



SuppKDrt an experimental project in Belize's 

 81.000-hectare Rio Bravo Conservation and 

 Management Area to develop guidelines for 

 and workshops on tropical forest manage- 

 ment. 



NFWF Grant of $50,000 matched by $100,000 

 in outside funds. 



Manomet Bird Observatory, MA 



MBO Birders Exchange 



Secure and transfer donations of new and used 

 equipment(.binoculars, telescopes, bird guides, 

 etc) from North American groups to Latin 

 American organizations for their research. 



